# Using Onion skins in FlashMX 2004

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-onion-skins-in-flashmx-2004/59829>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 4, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-onion-skins-in-flashmx-2004/59829 "2004-08-04T06:04:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![roopesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@roopesh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roopesh)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-onion-skins-in-flashmx-2004/59829/1 "2004-08-04T06:04:25Z")

</div>

Hi,  
I am developer using FlashMX 2004 and i have a small requirement that i have to show another image on the existing frame itself based on some events from the backend.  
I think it may be possible by these onion skins.  
Any help & suggestion are welcome.  
Thanks in advance.

roop

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-onion-skins-in-flashmx-2004/59829/2 "2004-08-04T10:40:55Z")

</div>

onion skins are only an aide to animators. They exist not at runtime.

For onion skin-like effects, you would probably want to make a duplicate of the clip needed to use it and offset it by a frame (and adjust alpha/tint if needed) so that it shadows the original.